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Mike I like the Hellcat but you need to tell the guys who make the model/toy to make the landing gear more accurate and make the wheel more beefy, the corsair and the hellcat tires look like bicycle tires.
Since the wheels and tires come of could you guys do an upgrade kit that could be sold with the ordnance pack ?
Since the wheels and tires come of could you guys do an upgrade kit that could be sold with the ordnance pack ?
Mike wrote:
"for scopeuk
Warren Gillham
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for VMF115
hmm...patience is a virtue. Now for your Hellcat comments...hmmm.
As for more shots of the Hellcat...you'll have to wait for the real thing now...I've done my bit.
for Hawkeye,
very soon...all will be revealed
for Morian Minor,
see above
for Jericoeagle1,
might take more than one beer."
"for scopeuk
Warren Gillham
E-mail Address(es):
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for VMF115
hmm...patience is a virtue. Now for your Hellcat comments...hmmm.
As for more shots of the Hellcat...you'll have to wait for the real thing now...I've done my bit.
for Hawkeye,
very soon...all will be revealed
for Morian Minor,
see above
for Jericoeagle1,
might take more than one beer."
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Hi Mike thanks for the Email address i have sent a message to him so will hopefully be able to sort something out
From what you said responding to hawkeye i guess the new figures are on the way which is great they look brilliant!!! I am hoping we might see a new vehicle when these guys hit but will be wanting multiples of all the figs! especially the red devil i would have preferred a modern brit but hes a brit so i want 10 atleast
I hope if sales go well you will consider some more modern/WWII brits!?
From what you said responding to hawkeye i guess the new figures are on the way which is great they look brilliant!!! I am hoping we might see a new vehicle when these guys hit but will be wanting multiples of all the figs! especially the red devil i would have preferred a modern brit but hes a brit so i want 10 atleast
I hope if sales go well you will consider some more modern/WWII brits!?
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Agree.. I'm planning on nabbing a lot of the red devils. Mike, you should throw an FJ or two in the next batch. The FoV guys have proven repeatedly that Target is ok with some Opfor..scope uk wrote: especially the red devil i would have preferred a modern brit but hes a brit so i want 10 atleast
I hope if sales go well you will consider some more modern/WWII brits!?
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Mike,
Now that out of box pics of the 1/32 Phantom and Dauntless have been shown, can you tell us more about them? Since they were shown out of box recently, I assume they already are in production. How much are they, when will they arrive, and which retailer should we go to?
Now that out of box pics of the 1/32 Phantom and Dauntless have been shown, can you tell us more about them? Since they were shown out of box recently, I assume they already are in production. How much are they, when will they arrive, and which retailer should we go to?
Shin's wishlist for 1/18 and 1/32 with retractable landing gear and more:
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
Mike wrote:
"for VMF115,
no apologies required..... we can all be critics by nature.....however, I do like to see the real thing first, then judge it...images can be deceptive sometimes.
This is one reason I hesitate to post any early images.....hopefully...well...never mind.
for Shin Densetsu,
dare I say..."wait and see"?"
"for VMF115,
no apologies required..... we can all be critics by nature.....however, I do like to see the real thing first, then judge it...images can be deceptive sometimes.
This is one reason I hesitate to post any early images.....hopefully...well...never mind.
for Shin Densetsu,
dare I say..."wait and see"?"
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Hehe we've seen them. Now we are just waiting(the recent hobby show pics in the 1/18 and 1/32 forum showed the Dauntless and Phantom out of box and its clear that these were not place holders, but the BBI product itself, unlike toyfair)aferguson wrote:Mike wrote:
"for VMF115,
no apologies required..... we can all be critics by nature.....however, I do like to see the real thing first, then judge it...images can be deceptive sometimes.
This is one reason I hesitate to post any early images.....hopefully...well...never mind.
for Shin Densetsu,
dare I say..."wait and see"?"
Shin's wishlist for 1/18 and 1/32 with retractable landing gear and more:
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
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Mike would the Red Devil Paratroopers be considered "modern" for the sake of the Target discussion?
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You got me there Mike. As you can tell, the 1/32 aircraft line already has some potential buyers lining up, other than myself. That 1/32 Jolly Roger F-4 has us excited, not only for that but the possibilities.aferguson wrote:Mike wrote:
"for Shindensetsu,
I think you perhaps misunderstood my reply....you asked "how much, when and where"....my reply was "wait and see". "
Maybe you can answer this.
Have you handled the 1/32 F-4 toy? What are your impressions?
Shin's wishlist for 1/18 and 1/32 with retractable landing gear and more:
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
Mike wrote:
"for grunt 1 ,
in a word..no.
for Shin Densetsu,
no I have not handled the 1/32 toy....but I have held and closely inspected our finely crafted and accurately detailed miniature F-4 in 1/32 scale...so what was your question again?
for Moth,
no...just Apaches and Blackhawks for Target and TRU will only run Little Birds or Kiowas but not together so right now they have LB's"
"for grunt 1 ,
in a word..no.
for Shin Densetsu,
no I have not handled the 1/32 toy....but I have held and closely inspected our finely crafted and accurately detailed miniature F-4 in 1/32 scale...so what was your question again?
for Moth,
no...just Apaches and Blackhawks for Target and TRU will only run Little Birds or Kiowas but not together so right now they have LB's"
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Okay, you got me there Mike. So how is your finely crafted and accurately detailed miniature F-4 in 1/32 scale? Does it have the durability that BBI is known to have? Does it need refinements, or is it ready for mass production? What are your favorite things about it?aferguson wrote:Mike wrote:
"for grunt 1 ,
in a word..no.
for Shin Densetsu,
no I have not handled the 1/32 toy....but I have held and closely inspected our finely crafted and accurately detailed miniature F-4 in 1/32 scale...so what was your question again?
for Moth,
no...just Apaches and Blackhawks for Target and TRU will only run Little Birds or Kiowas but not together so right now they have LB's"
We all know it looks good, as you can tell a lot of of us have been floored by the recent pics of it.
Also, the 1/18 falcon and hornet were designed years back. How does the 1/32 F-4 compare in terms of quality, features and detail?
Shin's wishlist for 1/18 and 1/32 with retractable landing gear and more:
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle
Mike, I have 2 more questions,
Will the Abrams or LAV be at Target or TRU again? When?
Why did BBI drop their 1/18 armor department?
The Sherman is amazing, and I think it sold well (did it?), why not continue?
Thanks for your time
Will the Abrams or LAV be at Target or TRU again? When?
Why did BBI drop their 1/18 armor department?
The Sherman is amazing, and I think it sold well (did it?), why not continue?
Thanks for your time
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Mike wrote:
"for Shin Densetsu,
hmmmm...let me think now...wait and see.
for Moth,
both LAV and the Abrams will be in Target...very, very soon...actually should be showing up around next week.
And we did not drop our armour...Toys R Us did...what can I say?
But the reality of 1/18 is that aircraft outsell wheeled or tracked vehicles in an unbelievable proportion.
Also without the Panzers, there are a limited number of exciting vehicles to execute.
Now if only the retailers in the US could get over their "political correctness" ( or what ever form of insanity you wish to label it) and see things as historical products.
for Morian Miner,
guess you missed my earlier post on the Zero."
"for Shin Densetsu,
hmmmm...let me think now...wait and see.
for Moth,
both LAV and the Abrams will be in Target...very, very soon...actually should be showing up around next week.
And we did not drop our armour...Toys R Us did...what can I say?
But the reality of 1/18 is that aircraft outsell wheeled or tracked vehicles in an unbelievable proportion.
Also without the Panzers, there are a limited number of exciting vehicles to execute.
Now if only the retailers in the US could get over their "political correctness" ( or what ever form of insanity you wish to label it) and see things as historical products.
for Morian Miner,
guess you missed my earlier post on the Zero."
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My guess would be is Target wants the modern to tie in with the new Joes. Whatever the reason, I'm not complaining.
Interesting little tidbit about political correctness. Sounds like BBi might consider doing German equipment. Man, our loss.
Interesting little tidbit about political correctness. Sounds like BBi might consider doing German equipment. Man, our loss.
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Glad to hear the stuff will be at target soon!! guy's make sure you post sightings i want to know what turns up and for how much
More armour/wheeled vehicles would be VERY cool there are quite a few modern subjects that could be done: Striker, leopard, landrover, Challenger 2, up armoured Humvees, scimitar, Warrior. I hope we might see some of these one day but not sure we will.
More armour/wheeled vehicles would be VERY cool there are quite a few modern subjects that could be done: Striker, leopard, landrover, Challenger 2, up armoured Humvees, scimitar, Warrior. I hope we might see some of these one day but not sure we will.
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Mike, what about Russian armor? There should be no PC issues, and there is a Hell of a lot to make from WWII to the Modern era.
Im sure a T-34 will sell great.
Does the PC crap apply to modern German armor?
BTW, Are we getting wing rockets for the Hellcat?, and will the canopy be fixed?
Thanks for your time
Im sure a T-34 will sell great.
Does the PC crap apply to modern German armor?
BTW, Are we getting wing rockets for the Hellcat?, and will the canopy be fixed?
Thanks for your time
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